Scott Boras, the high-powered MLB agent who represents many of the game’s biggest stars, said Wednesday that he’s met with new Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and was impressed with his commitment to improving the club after two straight last place finishes.

“They certainly appeared as though they really wanted to remove themselves from the standing of where they’re at now and get to a competitive level,” said Boras, who spoke to reporters for nearly an hour at the GM Meetings in Arizona. “That was a very clear message on their part.”

Breslow himself indicated this week a desire to be aggressive and bolster the club’s big league roster, and addressing the team’s starting rotation is expected to be at the top of his to-do list. Boras, whose clients include top free agent starters Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell, said the free agent market for starting pitchers is shaping up to be highly competitive and that every starter has already garnered significant interest.

Montgomery in particular, believed to be a potential Red Sox target, has emerged as one of the sport’s most coveted arms.

“This is like (Jon) Lester or (Cole) Hamels or Andy Pettitte,” Boras said. “If you can win in the postseason, if you can take a lineup like Houston, you have three or four players like (Yordan) Alvarez, (Alex) Bregman and (Jose) Altuve who are fire hot, playing at their best, home runs, winning games, and then he shuts them down three times. When you have that, that creates the greatest of value.”

Though most of Boras’ remarks had to do with his specific clients and other clubs, he offered some insight that might be of interest to Red Sox fans.

For example, Boras was asked about the San Diego Padres’ plans for Juan Soto, and the agent said he’s been told the Padres plan to have the superstar outfielder in their lineup next season. Beyond that, he also shot down the notion San Diego is planning a fire sale and has been told the club expects to keep its foot on the gas.

“They’re telling us they’re trying to win and they’re going to be very aggressive in the free agent market,” Boras said.

As one of the most influential voices in the game, Boras began his remarks by laying out a number of changes he hopes to see in the coming years. Among them, Boras called for the World Series to be moved to a neutral site and for the MLB Draft to be moved off All-Star Weekend. He also blamed the newly instituted pitch clock for a rash of starting pitcher injuries this past season and suggested more time be allowed between pitches as the game goes along, with starters being granted 18 seconds after reaching the third inning and 20 seconds after the sixth.

Boras also praised the World Series champion Texas Rangers for investing heavily in premium talent and expressed hope other owners will follow their example and act more boldly rather than fall into the one-track, incremental mindset that has permeated much of the game over the past decade.